Welcome

This page provides information on Research in the Department of Computer Science at Maynooth University (MU) in Ireland.

The CS department at MU (also known as National University of Ireland Maynooth NUIM) is a member of the National University of Ireland (NUI). The NUI Computer Science departments continue together to be the top best Universities for Computer Science in Ireland in 2024 according to research.com.

We share our CS Department Annual Report summaries and publications.

Our department has been successful in getting research funding over the years for instance from Research Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, the Irish Research Council, and the European Union.

Our on-going research projects and collaborations with national research centres are shown on this timeline .

Computer Science Department in Maynooth is also on LinkedIn.

Research areas and CS Staff

Our research themes and applications include:

• Artificial Intelligence (inc. machine learning, Deep Neural Networks)
• Software Verification and Theoretical Computer Science
• DNA Computing
• Algorithms and Optimization
• Applications: Computer Vision, Robotics, GeoScience, Augmented Reality, Multimedia processing, Computer Science Education.

More information can be found on academic staff webpages:

• The list of academics, admin and technical support in the MU CS department is available at https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/computer-science/our-people. Please browse individual academic webpages to learn about their respective areas of expertise.
• We also have a (draft) slide presentation of MU CS department.

Information for research students, prospective research students & research fellows

• Propective students should first consult https://www.myphd.ie and MU Graduate Research Academy.

• Additional information for MU CS Dpt can be found on our research postgraduate page.

• All open staff positions (including research assistant and research fellow positions) are advertised by HR at https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies

Open positions

Below examples of (competitive) funding available for prospective research students and research fellows:

• PhD, postdoc and internships on theory and practice of DNA computing
• Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme
• Maynooth University John & Pat Hume Doctoral Awards
• Irish Research Council postdoctoral opportunities

Research Groups

Depending on ongoing funded projects and research interests, several academics have formed research groups e.g.:

• TAPDANCE: Theory And Practice of DNA Computing Engines

• Principles of Programming Research Group

• Naturally Inspired Computation Research Group

• PACT: Programming, Algorithms and Computational Thinking

Contact

Department of Computer Science
Eolas Building
North Campus
Maynooth University
Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland
Email: computerscience.department@mu.ie